Dear Gier,
Not for the sake of bickering, just for the sake of understanding... why Ars?

I'm writing down my conclusions, please tell me how you got to Ars, I have a hard time fitting all the mentals in the Ars. mold. I always respect your prescriptions, but this time I would really listen and learn as they say.


His mom says that he is the "Life of the Party" with loads of imagination. I don't see that in Ars.

Phos is aggravated by spicy food, although he craves it. Ars also has the craving but not the aggravation.

This boy has desire for cold milk, Phos has, Ars dosen't, for milk yes, not for cold milk.

He has trouble falling asleep at night, Ars wakes up after midnight, preferably between 1 and 3, but is not in the rubric difficulty falling asleep. Phos is.

Fear, failure in business or work, Phos is there but Ars isn't. Although with his anxiety, I have a hard time not seeing Ars in that rubric, I must admit.

He has little apetite, but I don't know about the anorexia part, although Ars comes out in bold capitals there, but his mom dosen't talk about anorexia, she merely points out that he hates being fat.

Where did you find the amelioration in a cold room? The only remedy that shows up in that rubric is Secale, in my Repertories at least (MacRepertory, Murphy). I agree that Ars is like Phos somewhat better and worse from cold, depending the situation.

How about his mumbling, I looked up the rubric Mind, answering, answers, unintelligible, Phos(2) is there, Ars isn't.

Although I already had a patient that had to look like the front page of a fashion magazine and was greatly ameliorated by Ars, this guy seems to fit the picture of a Phos better, don't you think, tall, striking looking, life of the party, vivid imagination, Phos does not really lie, he merely sees the events with different eyes, but boy! his imagination is there.

On the surface, Phos and Ars are similar. So, dear Gier, please do explain, I'm forever wanting to learn, and although my Homeopathic student years are far behind, I'm always open to learn more, it's the only way to get better at it! Don't you agree!

Thanks in advance,
Marie